November 17. “The weather’s getting cooler, Button.

I just opened the window to let in some fresh air after ages and was surprised at how cool the breeze felt. You must be loving it.”

“I must say I do. Bears love the cold.”

“Sir and I are going to Goa tomorrow for 2-3 days. He has a meeting and I’ll be going along too.”

“How do you intend to stay in touch with me?”

“Through email, stupid.”

“But I’ll miss not having you in the study next to me.”

“I’ll tell Rani and Mowgli to come and say hello to you once in a while. Have you noticed that the lump at the side of Rani’s neck has gone. The doctor drained out the fluid that had accumulated. I only hope it doesn’t fill up again.”